know one's shit en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang, vulgar) Synonym of know one's stuff, to be knowledgeable about a subject or task.
Joe really knows his shit when it comes to plumbing.
She knew her shit. . . . Without as much as a single stutter or misstep, she spoke about decisive point, synergistic execution, momentum shift, kinetic solution, and competent authority.
2014, Dalton Fury, Full Assault Mode: A Delta Force Novel, →ISBN:"He really knows his shit. He knows more about guerrilla war than I could ever learn in ten lifetimes," Morales said.
2005, Mike Tucker, Among Warriors in Iraq, →ISBN:“Any magician can ask another magician of equal or lower level to demonstrate the test corresponding to their level or any of the levels below that,” she recited. “To prove they know their shit.”
2011, Lev Grossman, The Magician King, →ISBN, page 134:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knows one's shit | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| know the shit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| known one's shit | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knowing one's shit | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knew one's shit | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
to be knowledgeable about a subject or task · know one's stuff